<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div class="">
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><h1 class="null" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 28px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Reminder - Call for Presentations European Peering Forum 12 (EPF12)</h1><h1 class="null" style="line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">AMS-IX, DE-CIX, LINX and Netnod are happy to host the 12th European Peering Forum (EPF) in Lisbon, Portugal from the 18th - 20th September 2017. </span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The event will welcome up to 300 peering managers and coordinators from networks connected to the host Internet exchanges.</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Besides an interesting topical agenda, the three-day event accommodates room for attendees to meet on a one-to-one basis to discuss bilateral peering business opportunities.</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The programme committee will be looking for presentations and lightning talks related to peering and technical topics of interconnection. </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Your presentation should address:</span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">* Interconnection Automation</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">* Regional Peering</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">* Interconnection and Peering Internet Governance and Regulatory Topics</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">* Economic and Product Trends</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">* Peering/Interconnection Strategy</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">* Interesting findings about peering</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">* 100GE and beyond</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Submissions</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">===========</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Presentations must be of a non-commercial nature. Product or marketing heavy talks are strongly discouraged. <br class=""></span><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Submissions of presentations should be made to the programme </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">committee <</span><a href="mailto:epf-pc@peering-forum.eu" class="" style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">epf-pc@peering-forum.eu</a><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">>. Please include:</span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">* Author's name and e-mail</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">* Presentation title</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">* Abstract</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">* Slides (if available)</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">* Time requested</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Deadlines</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=========</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Presentation Abstract Deadline <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>17/07/2017 12:00 UTC </span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Final Selection of Speakers <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>28/07/2017</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Presentation Slides Submission Deadline <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>04/09/2017 12:00 UTC</span><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><br class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">More information about the event and other activities around EPF12 may be found at </span><font color="#3b5998" face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><a href="https://peering-forum.eu/" class="">https://peering-forum.eu/</a></span></font></div><div class="" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><br class=""></span><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Warm regards,</span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">AMS-IX, DE-CIX, LINX and Netnod</span></div></h1><h1 class="null" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial; font-size: 28px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br class=""></h1></div></div></div></body></html>